Jess & Brandon
WHILE YOU’RE IN TOWN
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Things to Do in Richmond

Spend a day exploring neighborhoods, local shops, restaurants, museums, and nature paths. We highly recommend the VMFA, walking around The Fan, Belle Isle along the river, and the gardens at Maymont.

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OUR PERFECT DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Breakfast at Fat Rabbit or Sub Rosa · Relax at Libby Hill Park · Union Market for lunch and reading · Pizza Bones for dinner · Spotty Dog Ice Cream for dessert · Cocktail at Emerald Lounge · Watch the sunset at Chimborazo Park

Bride & Groom Favorite’s

Breakfast

  • Chewy’s
  • Janet’s
  • Fat Rabbit
  • Subrosa
  • Perly’s
  • North End
  • Dot’s Back Inn
  • Petit Four
  • Joe’s Inn
  • Helen’s Brunch
  • Alewife Brunch (Sundays)

Lunch

  • Stanley’s
  • Susie’s
  • Cochiloco
  • Garnett’s
  • Goatacado
  • Union Market
  • Jardin
  • Polpetti
  • Stella’s Market
  • Mila’s Shawarma
  • ZZQ
  • Morty’s

Dinner

  • Alewife
  • The Brooklyn
  • Cheng Du
  • Lillian
  • Lost Letter
  • Tulsi
  • Little Nickel
  • Lolita’s
  • Jardin
  • Helen’s
  • Sidewalk
  • Pizza Bones
  • Carytown Indian
  • Blue Atlas
  • Slacktide
  • The Roosevelt
  • Kuba Kuba
  • Pho Thien Phat
  • Zorch

Ice Cream

  • Spotty Dog
  • Scoop
  • Ruby Scoops

Coffee

  • Afterglow
  • Blanchards
  • Sugar + Twine

Chillin @ Night

  • The Veil Brewery
  • Get Tight
  • Jardin
  • Cahoots
  • Penny Lane
  • Don’t Look Back

Cocktail Bars

  • The Jasper
  • Emerald Lounge
  • Fanboy

Farmers Market

  • RVA Big Market at Bryan Park — 9:00am–12:00pm Saturdays
  • Go early and get the donuts!

Parks

  • Libby Hill – Best Sunset View in Town
  • Lawn at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • Maymont – Japanese and Italian Gardens
  • Chimborazo – Nice View
  • Forest Hill Park – Can walk down to the river
  • Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden ($)

Museums

  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • The Branch Museum of Design
  • The Valentine Museum – Richmond History

Walks

  • Fan neighborhood + Monument Avenue + Down Park Ave
  • Church Hill Neighborhood — Union Market to Chimborazo Park
  • T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge + Belle Isle
  • Carytown for window shopping
Jess & Brandon
September 25, 2027 · Richmond, Virginia
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